Verb

Rad fahren

to ride a bike, to cycle

Ich fahre gern Rad.

I like to ride a bike.

Am Wochenende fahren wir Rad.

We ride our bikes on the weekend.

Rad fahren to ride a bike I ride my bike every day.

radeln (to cycle, colloquial)

A combination of 'Rad' (wheel, bike) and 'fahren' (to go, to drive). Literally means 'to go by wheel'.

Imagine you 'ride' a 'Rad' bike. 'Fahren' sounds a bit like 'fare', as in paying a fare to go somewhere.

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